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because batteries works on the principle of electron charge and an electron can have either a more positive or negative charge but the electron wants to have an equal amount of pos. and neg. charge so when batteries are simply they pull the positive charge to one side and negative to the other side and when they come together with a conductor(wire) it creates a current which does the "work" for you. The voltage of the battery pretty much lets you know how strongly the battery wants to create equality between each side thus more current.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 11y agoThere is a charge "DIFFERENCE" between the sides of the battery.
To make use of that difference (For example: run your iPod) you have to connect to both sides for the machine doing the work to have the difference cause the electricity to "FLOW"
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∙ 12y agoIn a regular battery, there are two materials: one is positively charged, and the other is negatively charged. These materials mark the positive and negative ends of the battery.
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∙ 14y agowhy do batteries have a positive and a negative end?
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∙ 14y agothe + side is positive and the - side is negative
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∙ 12y agoso it can go to the positive side of the battery.
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Where is the other end of negative battery cable connected to in 1988 Corvette?
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How do you install a battery?
take a small wrench and undo the positive and negative battery cables from the posts. take the old battery out and put the new one in place of the old one, and reconnect the positive to the positive post and the negative to negative.
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